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Plate with Painted Design

Plate with Painted Design

July, 1966
(San Ildefonso Pueblo, about 1887–1980)
(San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1921–1971)
Native North America, Southwest, New Mexico
ceramic, slip
Overall: 5.6 x 30.3 x 5.6 cm (2 3/16 x 11 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Gift of Frances and David Dickenson in memory of Sarah Dickenson and Jeffrey Cudlip 2003.348
Location: not on view

Description

Maria Martinez was the matriarch of a large, multigenerational family of pottery makers, some active today, and she often collaborated with relatives. For instance, she fashioned this plate and her son, Popovi Da, painted it. The freehand design, precise and balanced, features mountains (the stepped forms at the center) streaked by rain or snow (the parallel lines); a scalloped motif representing water or clouds appears on the rim.
  • The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).
    MOCA Cleveland (6/9/2006 - 8/20/2006): "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art", no. 106, p. 122.
  • {{cite web|title=Plate with Painted Design|url=false|author=María Martinez, Popovi Da|year=July, 1966|access-date=17 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.348